Originally published by Māori Television
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he will not acknowledge the Queen alone when he is sworn into Parliament on Thursday.
"I don't want to swear allegiance to the Queen of England," Waititi told Māori TV's Peata Melbourne on Tuesday.
"It's okay if Ngā Rangatira o ngā Hapū o Aotearoa and the Treaty of Waitangi are also added. I will agree with that because of the burden our ancestors carried ... but it's a bit of a problem if it's the Queen alone."